Antislipping hoof-pad.



Patented May is, I902;

(Application filed se e. 26', 1901.

(lo Model.)-

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UNITED STATES- PATE T OFFICE.

JOHN H. MITCHELL, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OF ON -HALF To MARY K. EMERY, MARY A. EMERY, AND WILLIAM vAN ZANDT CoX, EXEOUTORS AND TRUSTEES or MATTHEW G. EMERY, DECEASED. I

ANTISLIPPING HOOF-PAD.

SPEGIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,149, dated May 13, 1902.

Application filed $eptemher 26, 1901. fierial No. 76,626. (No model.)

To azz whom it may concern: edges of the keepers being essentially inclined 50 Be it known that I, J OHN H. MITCHELL, a 'with respect toeach other, so as to diverge citizen of the United States, residingat Washrearwardly and accommodate between them ington, in the District of Columbia, haveinthe frog of the hoof, as shown in Fig. 1. 5 vented a certain new and useful Antislipping The keepers 3, which are of leather or simi-' Hoof-Pad, of which thefollowin'g is a specifilar material, are secured to the upper sur- 55 cation, reference being had therein to the acface of the pad by means of fasteners 4, prefcompanying drawings. I erably in the form of metallic staples, the

This invention relates to antislipping hoofsame being driven through the keepers from 1o pads, the object .in view being to provide aiv .the upper side and thence through the pad, 7 pad which may be removably applied to a where they are clenched securely against the 60 horseshoe without detaching the shoe from bottom of the body 2 f the pad, as shown in the hoof. v i I Fig. 3. Preparatory'to fastening the keep The pad is designed foruse as an emergency ersin place, however,'a retaining-spring 5 is pad and is so constructed that by carrying a interposed between'the keepers and the pad,

set of pads in the vehicle to which the horse said spring being held rigidly in place by 65 is hitched said pads may he applied readily means of the same fasteners 4 which connect and quickly to the shoes and boots while on the keepers to the pad-body. By preference the road, thus doing away with the necessity certain of the fasteners are driven through of driving the animal overaslippery surface" the keepers and pad, so as to embrace the Y to a shop where the shoes maybe roughened end portions of the retaining-spring 5. The 7c in the usual way. spring 5 consists of a single flat strip of spring With the above general objects in View the material of sufficient length to cause the exinvention consists in an antislipping hooftremities thereof to project beyond the ends pad embodying certain novel features andof the pad far enough to allow the extremities details of construction and arrangement of of the springto pass over the top of' the shoe 75 parts, as hereinafter fully described, illus- 1, between the shoe and the hoof, as indicated trated, and claimed. Y in Fig. 3, thus retaining the pad in'place.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is In order to cover the clenched ends of the 0 a bottom perspective view of a hoof,showing fasteners, facing-strips 6, of leather or Similar the shoe and the improved pad applied therematerial, are placed over theend portions of 80 to. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective the bottom surface of the body of the pad, view of the pad looking toward the upper side as illustrated, and said facing-strips are held thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal secinplace by Stitching the same to the body of tion through thepad, indicatingby dottedthe-pad, as indicated at 7 lines the relation ofthe pad to'the shoe when In placing thepad in position the pad is 8 5 in position. i given a partial twist, so as to extend ob- Similar numerals of reference designate liquely 7 across the shoe. This enables the corresponding parts in all the figures. extremities of the springs to be introduced 40 Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an between the shoe and hoof, and thereafter ordinary horseshoe, and 2 the body-of the imthe pad is partially turned "so as to enable 0 proved pad, said pad being shown applied to the spring to extend in a line transverselyof the shoe in Fig. 1. The body of the pad ,is the shoe and hoof. In this position the ends preferably composed of'felt or felted mate- ...Of the pad abut against the inner edges of 5 rial,asshown,and to one side ofthe pad, or, the shoe, while the extremities 3 position in other words, the upper side of the pad themselves on opposite sides of the frog. 5 when in place, there is applied a'pair of keep- The pad, is therefore securely interlocked ers 3. The keepers are somewhat wedgewith the shoe and frog and accidental disshaped in plan view, the inner adjacent placement of the pad prevented A set of pads may be readily carried in the vehicle or in a satchel and may be quickly applied whenever needed and removed when the occasion for their use is at an end.

Having thus described the invention, I claim as new- 1. An antislipping hoof-pad, comprising a felted oblong body, keepers fastened to the upper surface of the pad and having rearwardly-diverging adjacent edges, and a retainingspring fastened between the keepers and body of the pad with its extremities projecting beyond the ends of the pad, said spring allowing the pad to project below the horseshoe, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. An antislipping hoof-pad, comprising a felted body, keepers applied to the upper surface of the body of the pad, a retainingspring interposed between the keepers and pad and arranged to permit the pad to project below the horseshoe, and fasteners passing through the keepers and pad and serving to secure -the keepers to the pad and also serving to secure the spring between the keepers and pad.

3. An antislipping hoof-pad, comprising a felted body, keepers applied to the 'upper surface thereof, a retaining-spring held between the keepers and pad and arranged to permit the pad to project below the horseshoe, fasteners which serve to secure the keepers to the pad and hold the spring between the keepers and pad, said fasteners being inserted through the keepers and pad and clenched against the bottom of the pad, and facing-strips connected to the bottom of the pad and covering the clenched portions of the fasteners.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I JOHN H; MITCHELL. 

